Shirt retaining device



Feb 14, '1933.'

s. o. WALDING 1,897,090

SHIRT RETAINING DEVICE FiledfDeo. 7. 1951 EZCJ? Patented Feb. 14, 1933 1,897,099

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SAMUEL 0. WALDING, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SHIRT RETAINING DEVICE Application fil-ed December 7, 1931. Serial No. 579,612.

My invention relates to a shirt retaining will and that it can be adjusted to be attached device and more particularly to a simple deto any selected button, as may be desired, on tachable device which can be used to attach the front of the shirt. The device is inexpento the front of a man s shirt and to the waist sive and is most effective in changing the apband of his trousers for the purpose of holdpearance of a mans shirt, especially where a ing the front of the shirt down in smooth and soft shirt and soft collar are worn. The deneat Condition, vice is of such width land size that it is cov- It is common for soft shirts, and particuered by the tie, and if a bow tie is worn, the larly with soft collars, to work up and wrinkle device can be connected to a lower button, or and project above the vest and around the. tie can even be connect-ed between the overlapped and cause an untidy appearance in a man's portions of the shirt front, so as not to be seen, dress, and it is the object of my invention to as will be readily understood. It would be atprovide a simple and practical and economitached to the button of the shirt before the cal device which can be readily attached to shirt is buttoned, and the lower end attached one of the buttons on the front of a shirt and through the front of the shirt to the fastenalso to be attached at its other end tothe buting means of the trousers, or otherwise, as ton or fastening means for the "front of the may be desired. y trousers and which will operate to hold the I do not limit my invention to the exact shirt down in its proper place and so as to device as here shown, except as I may be o cause the front of the shirt back of and at limited by the hereto appended claim.

both sides of the necktie to be smooth and4 I claim: orderly. Means for holding a shirt down along its In Order t0 explain my invention, I have front button line and consisting of an integillustrated one embodiment thereof on the `Fill end piece with an elongated ribbon-reaccompanying sheet of drawing, in whch,- celvmg opening therethrough and with a hole Figure lis a fragmentary view showing through one side and a doubled cord therethe front of a shirt, tie and my device is place through wlth its free end adapted to loop therewith; over a button on said shirt front and a slide Figure 2 ig a front elevation 0f the device sleeve member thereon to secure the same 30 in enlarged form; and around said button, and means attached to 80 Figure 3 is an edge View bel-@0f Slld Integral end p1QC t0 be llCllftl t0 lill@ Referring to the drawing in detail, my in- OP pf the I'OllSI'S vention as here shown for descriptive pur- Slgled @It L OS Angeles, Los Angeles poses Consists of a Strip of elastic, designated COuIlly, CallfOIDla, lllS lSt day Of DCCelllbeI,

35 4, doubled upon itself` as at 4 with a button 1931- receiving eye, or member 5, held therein, the SAMUEL O. VVALDING. end of said elastic being provided with an adjusting' buckle or other suitable fastening means at 6, whereby the length of said device can be regulated as desired. The upper end of said elastic is provided with an end piece 7, to which is attached a doubled cord, S, having a slide sleeve member 9 thereon to be moved up toward the upper looped end, after 5 said end has been placed over a button on the 95 front of the shirt, for the purpose of holding the parts in place, as clearly indicated in It will be seen that either end of the de- 0 vice can be readily attached or detached at i i 100' 

